Maryland court fines driver who killed jogger from Zelienople
2012-03-28 23:20:27
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FREDERICK, Md. -- A driver who fatally struck a jogger from Zelienople who was running in the road near Emmitsburg has been fined $500 under a plea agreement.
Twenty-nine-year-old Joshua Cool pleaded guilty Monday in Frederick to failing to exercise care to avoid a pedestrian. In return for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of negligent driving and other offenses.
Mr. Cool was charged in the death last April of 22-year-old Elizabeth DiNunzio. She was a Spanish major at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg.
Defense attorney Kate English says her client was devastated by the accident.
Mr. Cool's parents were fined $200 each earlier this month for letting their son drive the uninsured pickup truck that hit DiNunzio.
First Published March 30, 2010 10:15 am
